Karl Grafton
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Welsh folklore âuglyâ house goes on sale for £199,000 â but locals arenât happy (opens the original)
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A famous and unique house steeped in Welsh folklore has gone on sale for £199,000 â but locals arenât happy. TÅ· Hyll, also known as The Ugly House, is a grade-II listed property recognised as one of the most distinctive and photographed buildings within Snowdonia. The historic property is in the rural hamlet of Capel Curig, around three miles west of Betws-y-Coed. It sits in a prominent roadside position on the A5 and is being offered with approximately five acres of adjoining land, as rep
Fragile âExcaliburâ sword found in lake after water levels drop amid heatwave (opens the original)
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An âExcaliburâ-esque sword has been discovered poking out of a castle lake after scorching weather caused water levels to drop. The blade, which was found by volunteers in the lake at Chiddingstone Castle, Kent, resembles the renowned magical sword featured in the legend of King Arthur. Castle curator Naomi Collick said that it might be a Victorian bandsman's sword dating back to the early 1800s. Ms Collick said: âOur volunteer team were out here clearing some fallen branches around the ed
Suspected arson attack kills 200,000 bees as hives torched in Birstall (opens the original)
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A beekeeper has been left heartbroken after a suspected arson attack obliterated approximately 200,000 bees and wrecked equipment worth thousands of pounds. Known as the Birstall Bee Man, Andrew Dart found the charred remains of his apiary after a fire on Wednesday, 29 July. The 63-year-old lost several hives, around £2,500 of beekeeping equipment and an entire season's honey harvest, worth about £1,000. A neighbour spotted smoke rising from the site during the afternoon and alerted the fire bri
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